Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-17

Sendte-As soon as the journal was read
Mr.. Cullom rose and offered resolution
that, as an additional mark Of respect to
the memory of John A. Logan, long a
senator from the state of Illinois, and a
disting uished member of this body, bus
mess be now suspended, in order that the
friends and associates of the diseased
may pay fitting tribute to his public and
private services. He then proceeded to
address the senate. Following Cullom' S
remarks, Senators Morgan, Henderson,
Hampton, Allison, Spooner, Cockrell,
Frye. Plumb and Evarts delivered short
eulogistic addresses. Sen. Ransom was
prepared to speak but the proceedings
had already extended beyond the expect
ed hour for their termination and there
fore gave way to Farwen whs, after a few
remarks, moved the adoption of the res
olution offered by Cullom. The resolu-
ton was adopted and the senate ad-
journed.
House-In the morning hour the house
resumed consideration Of the bill chang
ing the mode of compensation to United
States district attorneys, marshalls and
commissioners. After debate and pend
ing action the morning hour expired and
the house then went into committee of
the whole on the diplomatic and con-
sular bill. After a short debate and
without action the Ommlttee rose.
Public business was suspended and the
house proceeded to the consideration of
the resolution relative to the death OF w.
T, Price, late representative from Wis
consin, and declaring that in his death
the country has lost a patriotic citizen
and a most faithful public servant.
Eugolistic addresses were made by
Messrs. Caswell and Thomas of Wiscon-
sin, Pettibone, Hudd and Henderson, of
Iowa, and Breckenridge OF Kentucky
thuse of the two latter being specially
eloquent tributes to the character of the
dead congressman, and then the house,
as a mark of respect to the memory Of
deceased, adjourned.
TEURsDYA, Feb. 10.
Senate-Among the bills reported from
the committees and placed on the calen-
OAR was one for the division of Illinois
into judicial districts and one author
izing the building of q bridge across the
Mississippi river at Grand Tower, I'll.
The senate resumed consideration of
the house bill relating to the importing
and landing Of mackerel caught during
the spawning season. Sen. Miller
moved to amend by making the bill
take effect on the first OF July IN
stead of March 8th. Rejected. The bill
was then passed, yeas 81, nays IL.
The senate then resumed the consider
alton of the Eads Tehuantepec bill, and
was addressed by Sen. Gibson in support
of it. Sen. Hoar also spoke in favor of the
bill, but before he concluded his speech
the senate adjourned.
House-In the morning hour, Weaver
of Iowa, on behalf Of the committee on
expenditures in the interior Department.
called up the senate bill providing that
in the general landoffice there shall be ten
chiefs of divisions, who shall receive
salary of $4,000 each. The house then
went into cOmmitteeof the whole
on the consular and diplomatic bill.
Mr.. Belmont said it was an increase of
the actual amount carried by the bill of
last year, of $4,000 but the increased
collections into the treasury under it
would at the lowest estimate be $15O,OOO.
The committee then rose and adjourned.
FRIDAY, Feb. IL.
4Sen0te-The senate bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for the improvement
and enlargement of the court house
and post Office at Omaha was passed.
The senate then resumed the considera-
tion of the Eads' Tekuantepec billand Sen.
Hoar concluded his argument in support
of it. The bill was then laid aside tenn
porarily. The senate then proceeded to
the consideration of the post Office appro
priation bill. The senate bill for the relief
of Thomas A. Osborn, formerly United |
States marshall Of Kansas, $9,701 of pub
lie money lost by him in 1884, through the
failure of private bank, was passed.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
House = At 3:45 the presidents
private ssecretary was announced.
He presented the message from the pres
ident transmitting without his approval
the dependant pension bill. The reading
of the message was followed with an at |
teutien more strict than is generally &C
corded to such a document. At the
conclusi On, MatsOn, of Indiana,
moved that the bill and the accompany
ing message be referred to the committee
on invalid pensions promising that they
would be reported back within the com
ing week. The motion was agreed to
1877 TO 81. The house at its evening
session passedIt thirty pension bills and
al ourned.
SATUEDAY, ed. IL.
Senate.-On motion of Cullom, the house
bill relating TO the division Of the state Of
Illinois into judicial districts, and for
holding terms of court for the Northern |
district at Peoria, was passed with an
amendment. The amendment provides |
that all crimes heretofore committed shall
be treated in the same manner as if the
bill had not passed. The senate them re-
sumed consideration of the postofica ap-
preparation bill, the question being on
the amendment appropriating 100000
for carrying mails to South America.
Morgan moved to amend by adding to
the senate amendment the words lone of
the lines of steamships to carry the
mails provided for in this act shall be re-
ouired to sail to and from a seaport of
the gulf of Mexico, on the Mississippi
river" Agreed to with division. Frye
moved to amend the committees amend
ment by making it apply to ell South
American and Central American repub-
lies. Agreed to without division. The
subsidy amendment as amended, was then
adopted-yeas-36 nays IA. One of the
lines Of steamships to carry the mails,